So this is the best thing about carb-up day.
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I shredded up all the left over chuck roast (~2lb) mixed in the broth and mashed any left over onions into the shredded beef. 8-10oz here along with a 4 yolk/3 white (I steal a yolk from my wife's omelet) scramble cooked in coconut oil and topped with a pat of butter.

I was up about 1.5lbs after the carbfeast.

05-07-2013, 08:11 AM

eKatherine

[QUOTE=Kegas76;1183009]So this is the best thing about carb-up day.
[URL=http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kegas_76/media/breakfast_zps5c7e29a5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a555/kegas_76/breakfast_zps5c7e29a5.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I shredded up all the left over chuck roast (~2lb) mixed in the broth and mashed any left over onions into the shredded beef. 8-10oz here along with a 4 yolk/3 white (I steal a yolk from my wife's omelet) scramble cooked in coconut oil and topped with a pat of butter.

I was up about 1.5lbs after the carbfeast.[/QUOTE]

Carb day is a day when I eat neither beef nor eggs. It's nice to take a break and eat fish. Plus it liberates more calories to be eaten of vegetables and fruits.

1 day afer my carb-fest I am back down to the exact weight I was prior to. Another words, I gained 1.6 lbs of water weight Saturday and dropped it all yesterday and am back to where I left off with the steak and eggs Friday night. Looking forward to more progress this week.

Also, does anyone know of a correlation between nutrition and motivation? I spent all day yesterday WANTING to work out but since it was a "rest day" I didn't, but the house sure got cleaned! Before this experiment, the mere thought of working out just pissed me off. HA![/QUOTE]

Yes, this happens to me. If I'm eating well enough I really really want to move my body. Even to the point of doing dishes, sweeping and vacuuming. So far nothing has been able to get me to dust.

05-07-2013, 08:16 AM

ajm422

[QUOTE=Kegas76;1183009]So this is the best thing about carb-up day.
[URL=http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kegas_76/media/breakfast_zps5c7e29a5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a555/kegas_76/breakfast_zps5c7e29a5.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I shredded up all the left over chuck roast (~2lb) mixed in the broth and mashed any left over onions into the shredded beef. 8-10oz here along with a 4 yolk/3 white (I steal a yolk from my wife's omelet) scramble cooked in coconut oil and topped with a pat of butter.

I was up about 1.5lbs after the carbfeast.[/QUOTE]

Wait...what's the best part about carb-up day? The meal in that photo appears to be exclusively beef and eggs.

05-07-2013, 08:38 AM

Kegas76

[QUOTE=ajm422;1183021]Wait...what's the best part about carb-up day? The meal in that photo appears to be exclusively beef and eggs.[/QUOTE]

The best part was all of the left over meat that I didn't eat because I was focusing on the plant items in the roast pot. I probably had about 4oz of meat each meal and was left with ~2lbs of leftovers. The pic is the breakfast using the leftovers.

05-07-2013, 08:40 AM

ajm422

[QUOTE=Kegas76;1183063]The best part was all of the left over meat that I didn't eat because I was focusing on the plant items in the roast pot. I probably had about 4oz of meat each meal and was left with ~2lbs of leftovers. The pic is the breakfast using the leftovers.[/QUOTE]

Ah I see. Though I take issue with that being the best part about carb-up day. The best part about carb-up day is beer.

05-07-2013, 08:42 AM

eKatherine

What I miss is cheese. There is no place on either a steak-and-eggs day nor a carb-up day for cheese.

05-07-2013, 08:46 AM

ajm422

[QUOTE=eKatherine;1183074]What I miss is cheese. There is no place on either a steak-and-eggs day nor a carb-up day for cheese.[/QUOTE]

You could probably work some cheese in on carb-day. I usually eat small amounts of really good cheese with some bread and wine. I suppose if your thing is lasagna or quesadillas, then yeah. I guess there is no place for cheese this month.

05-07-2013, 08:49 AM

eKatherine

[QUOTE=ajm422;1183080]You could probably work some cheese in on carb-day. I usually eat small amounts of really good cheese with some bread and wine. I suppose if your thing is lasagna or quesadillas, then yeah. I guess there is no place for cheese this month.[/QUOTE]

I don't want to cheat. The fat in the cheese would displace my vegetables and fruit that make up my carb day. I ate almost a week's worth of them on Sunday.

I'm thinking if I were to repeat this after the first month, I would probably take a week off between as "cheese week".

05-07-2013, 09:11 AM

Navajo

[QUOTE=ajm422;1182983]That's bodybuilding.com levels of protein ;) The bros there, and indeed many on /r/leangains and /r/fitness insist that if you don't get 3 g protein per kg bodyweight your muscles will fall off.

If you don't mind me asking, I have a personal question: how have things been coming out the other end? With no carbohydrate and no fiber, things are bound to come screeching to a halt. Feel free to not answer though. Some topics are probably left off-limits.[/QUOTE]

Well, I guess I am weirder than most. The "other end" business has been business as usual. No plugging up or running out. HA!